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Deadly pressure pneumothorax after withdrawal of misplaced feeding tube: a case report
BACKGROUND: Many patients have a nasogastric feeding tube inserted during admission; however, misplacement is not uncommon. In this case report we present, to the best of our knowledge, the first documented fatality from pressure pneumothorax following nasogastric tube withdrawal. CASE PRESENTATION:...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4741019/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26846268 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-0813-y |